Our one day in Hoi An itinerary provides a plan for the perfect day in Hoi An, beginning with breakfast – in Hoi An your day has to start with banh mi – and ending with dinner, which we recommend you linger over at a riverside colonial-style villa. You could easily spend a week in charming …
The best Ho Chi Minh City luxury hotels include everything from big 5-star brands, such as the Sofitel, InterContinental and Park Hyatt, which has spacious colonial style suites, hotels with history, such as the Continental, and The Reverie Saigon, perhaps the city's most sumptuous lodgings. You're spoilt for choice when it comes to the best …
Cambodian Chef Tim Pheak has probably travelled more than most Cambodian chefs his age. Yet he says he is finally living the dream as an executive chef in Cambodia's Siem Reap, where he's cooking elegant renditions on traditional Cambodian dishes with organic local produce. Cambodian chef Tim Pheak – Cambodians put family names first, so you'd …
Hanoi street food specialties you have to try range from Vietnamese street food staples such as Hanoi's famous noodle soup, pho bo Hanoi (phở bò Hà Nội), to distinctive local dishes such as the delectable bánh cuốn. This is our guide to the best street food to sample in Hanoi. Once you start strolling the …
Our tips to avoid getting sick when travelling include everything from boosting your immunity before you leave home with fermented foods to washing your hands compulsively when you’re away and taking preventative anti-diarrhoea medication to try to avoid 'travellers’ tummy'. There are few things worse than being sick when you’re on that much-needed holiday, whether …
Cambodian chef Pola Siv helms the kitchen of Mie Café, one of Siem Reap’s best restaurants, where the 35 year-old chef creates an elegant and inventive contemporary Cambodian cuisine rooted in local produce and European cooking techniques. Cambodian chef Pola Siv has a great story. Like the northern Cambodia city of Siem Reap’s other talented young …
One day in Phnom Penh obviously isn’t enough time in the Cambodian capital. However, 24 hours in Phnom Penh is all many travellers allocate, treating it simply as a stopover, especially after a long haul flight, and especially if they’re en route to Siem Reap and Angkor Wat. It’s a shame that one day in Phnom Penh …
Mekong river cruises from Vietnam to Cambodia – or vice versa – give food loving travellers a taste of Indochina and the chance to experience the culinary cultures and cuisines of the two similar but very different neighbouring countries. Few rivers hold more mystique than the Mekong River and there are few better ways to …
The best Phnom Penh French restaurants include everything from elegant fine dining restaurant Topaz for classical French cuisine and sophisticated yet super-affordable Khema Pasteur to lovely Open Wine for quintessential French favourites and Bistro Lanka for a buzzy French vibe. We typically steer travellers in Southeast Asia towards Southeast Asian food, unless there’s good reason …
This fresh herb salad recipe makes a big fragrant bowl of Yum Chee from 100 Mahaseth Restaurant, Bangkok, and comes courtesy of owner-chef Chalee Kader. European in presentation, it’s distinctly Southeast Asian in its sweet and sour flavours and zestiness. I’ve been hankering to make this fresh herb salad recipe since we first tasted it …
This Cambodian spicy roasted peanuts recipe is a perfect snack for any holiday season, a great accomplice to partner with a cold beer or a potent Negroni. While I’ve been making Vietnamese roasted peanuts for years, the local Khmer peanuts in Cambodia have a few subtle and not-so subtle differences. When you go out to …
One day in Bangkok Old City is definitely not enough time to discover the historic heart of the Thai capital on Rattanakosin Island, home to the glittering pagodas and gilded spires of the Grand Palace, Wat Phra Kaew and Wat Pho. With only one day in Bangkok Old City you’ll be hard pressed to see …